Because the dipsticks that make the laptops thought people were using them to watch movies, unaware that the tablet had taken that market. They now have ship-loads of worthless crap that they are attempting to foist on the gullible.
Whoever goes back to 4:3 first will probably survive - the rest are doomed (its a bit late to short your Sony & HP stock).
If I will be able to get TB to external 16 bit scsi AND TB to parallel port adaptors from China that actually work, for less than $1, I will be a Happy Bunny!.
Otherwise, I may have to go on buying second hand laptops.
Come to think of it, unless they ditch those stupid high gloss letterbox screens, I will still have to buy second hand laptops from ebay.
Probably they have realised that the traffic chaos will be so bad it will cover most of the UK, and figured it will be better for them if people are rack-mounted that stuck in the traffic.
I for one, fully expect that rack mount rails will be the only thing that moves in East London during the olympics.
I am not saying phones don't still get stolen, but before this was brought in, there were regular stories in the UK of teenagers being killed for their phones, and people on push bikes snatching phones from pedestrians (happened to a friend of mine). This sort of thing stopped fairly abruptly.
Nowadays, if you "find" a phone in the UK, it is of no use, unless you plan to send it to a third world country (which presumably has included the USA until now). I am fairly sure the "blocking" covers the whole of Europe, and, even if their are technical work arounds they are not widely used.
Do you honestly think that the posted speed limit is some magical number above which your risk jumps significantly?
Well, Duh!
The speed limit is the speed other drivers expect you to be driving at If you go faster, there is a far bigger chance that they will fail to see you, or wrongly estimate your speed. This risk is even higher for the young, the old, and the very stupid, and last I heard, the extremely stupid are still allowed to use the roads (I offer your post in evidence). If you fail to notice them too, because you have less time to see them, the resultant accident will be more serious because of the greater kinetic energy.
I am not claiming the actual speed limits are sensible - just that the fact that they are there is a self-justifying situation. No limit, or a limit way above that which most people think is safe, might well be safer. However, no one has done any meaningful research on the subject.
Our "massive youth gang problems" are mostly fat youths hanging around talking loudly, after 6PM, and smoking cigarettes in public places. They are not hazing each other, and intimidating whole neighbourhoods. Of course, our media like to pretend we have major league violence on every street corner, but with murder rate of about 1 per day for the whole country (of which over 90% are solved) with a population of about 25% or yours, it is probably not as bad as you think.
it certainly doesnt help that in a lot of cars you cant operate the horn by pressing the centre of the steering - and in an emergency cant find the bloody horn button!
The only sure-fire way of doing things right is to study a map beforehand
That might work in America, but I can assure you that in Europe the very idea is laughable. With journeys of 50 miles, and perhaps 20 junctions per mile, all different, and possibly none with strait on as an option, you are not going to remember more than the first 7 of over 100. On top of which, each junction you have to check that the spoken suggestion is feasible for your vehicle, and legal and plan an alternative if it isnt - while negotiating the junction. (And our lanes are typically (less than 10 foot) wide - but trucks are 8 foot four (2.45M), with mirrors that stick out 0.5M (18 inches) each side!)
You might enjoy a Google-maps/Street-view visit to London!
Yes - I have used paper maps - they are about four feet by four feet, and have about 300 pixels per inch. More pixels per inch that most sat-navs have on their entire screen! Every few miles you have to stop and re-fold them to show where you are - not too popular if you are driving a 44 ton truck. Alternatively requiring a passenger to do it and feed you instructions - who may start arguments ever few miles along the lines of "you should have turned left at the last junction, not right/you said right/yes, but i didn't mean it.." - which is way more distracting than any sat-nav.
The people who make these laws need to get a grip.
Yes, but there is documentary proof that the majority of school massacre perps have played Mangy Brides at least once!
Android apps are responsible for the majority of death and destruction in the known world, and who knows what happens in other worlds (answer that, and you get at least a life sentence - think of the children).
Giving people the idea that you can make your own porn definitely falls into the category "likely to deprave and corrupt!" (The legal definition of porn in the UK). What is more depraved and corrupted than thinking for yourself!
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Whoever goes back to 4:3 first will probably survive - the rest are doomed (its a bit late to short your Sony & HP stock).
I know Sun invented the idea, but surely PCs have been doing this for over 10 years?
Isn't that what "legacy" means?
Otherwise, I may have to go on buying second hand laptops.
Come to think of it, unless they ditch those stupid high gloss letterbox screens, I will still have to buy second hand laptops from ebay.
I for one, fully expect that rack mount rails will be the only thing that moves in East London during the olympics.
Nowadays, if you "find" a phone in the UK, it is of no use, unless you plan to send it to a third world country (which presumably has included the USA until now). I am fairly sure the "blocking" covers the whole of Europe, and, even if their are technical work arounds they are not widely used.
I have been ranting about US gun laws for a very long time, (and a lot else besides) and I am still here!
Well, Duh!
The speed limit is the speed other drivers expect you to be driving at If you go faster, there is a far bigger chance that they will fail to see you, or wrongly estimate your speed. This risk is even higher for the young, the old, and the very stupid, and last I heard, the extremely stupid are still allowed to use the roads (I offer your post in evidence). If you fail to notice them too, because you have less time to see them, the resultant accident will be more serious because of the greater kinetic energy.
I am not claiming the actual speed limits are sensible - just that the fact that they are there is a self-justifying situation. No limit, or a limit way above that which most people think is safe, might well be safer. However, no one has done any meaningful research on the subject.
Norfolk?
Yorkshire would work well!
Our "massive youth gang problems" are mostly fat youths hanging around talking loudly, after 6PM, and smoking cigarettes in public places. They are not hazing each other, and intimidating whole neighbourhoods. Of course, our media like to pretend we have major league violence on every street corner, but with murder rate of about 1 per day for the whole country (of which over 90% are solved) with a population of about 25% or yours, it is probably not as bad as you think.
Or when MS shills tell the world how much it sucks!
it certainly doesnt help that in a lot of cars you cant operate the horn by pressing the centre of the steering - and in an emergency cant find the bloody horn button!
Have you actually tried to backup 1TB using IP over avian carrier?
Cos Nobody gets nuked from high orbit!
That might work in America, but I can assure you that in Europe the very idea is laughable. With journeys of 50 miles, and perhaps 20 junctions per mile, all different, and possibly none with strait on as an option, you are not going to remember more than the first 7 of over 100. On top of which, each junction you have to check that the spoken suggestion is feasible for your vehicle, and legal and plan an alternative if it isnt - while negotiating the junction. (And our lanes are typically (less than 10 foot) wide - but trucks are 8 foot four (2.45M), with mirrors that stick out 0.5M (18 inches) each side!)
You might enjoy a Google-maps/Street-view visit to London!
The people who make these laws need to get a grip.
That is what democracy means!
We all know that is what it is like in real life. The MBA/PHP view of the world is not tainted by contact with reality
A TV is switched on - and there are three people in the room looking at it:
Person one says "Its Green"
Person 2 says "Its the Wembley Stadium"
Person 3 says "Its the Cup Final"
Yes, they are looking at the same picture, and seeing different things.
* I expect it is quite easy to produce an American Equivalent.
Down the throats of said congressmen might be a good start!
Android apps are responsible for the majority of death and destruction in the known world, and who knows what happens in other worlds (answer that, and you get at least a life sentence - think of the children).
Giving people the idea that you can make your own porn definitely falls into the category "likely to deprave and corrupt!" (The legal definition of porn in the UK). What is more depraved and corrupted than thinking for yourself!
Can you say "whoooosh"?
basic math Isn't that what them rascals in Gomorrah were doin'?
As the evidence shows - bosses care not one fig for profitability - its not their company. What they really care about is lording over the workers.